Westward Expansion

Congress passed the ____________ Act to make American Indians become farmers.  

Lieutenant Colonel Custer and all his men were killed at which battle?

This city is where the two railroads met.

This word means "across the country."

A city where the railroad tracks begin or end.  Cattle were loaded onto trains here.

This is the amount of something that people want to buy at certain prices.

This is the amount of goods a seller wants to sell for a certain price.

An unfair, negative opinion that can lead to unjust treatment.

This invention was the quickest way to send messages across the country in the 1800's.

This invention ended the cattle drives after just 20 years.

A land the government set aside for American Indians.

Why was Sitting Bull killed?

This Cheyenne leader was massacred at Sand Creek.

Which word means to change a group's culture and traditions so that it blends in with other's.

The Cheyenne were massacred here even after flying a white flag to surrender.

This group of workers did the most dangerous jobs, including working with dynamite.

A vaquero would typically wear

This leader led the Nez Perce of Oregon toward Canada before they surrendered.

African American settlers who moved to Kansas to be free.

A period of time were the summers were hot and there was little rainfall.

This act gave settlers 160 acres each.